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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
UP Police acts on SAI FIR, arrests three people for fleecing grassroot-level athletes with false Khelo India advertisement
The Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested three persons on Friday involved in circulating a false advertisement on social media platforms inviting applications from athletes to participate in the Khelo India Games scheduled to be held in Panchkula in Haryana in 2021, and asking athletes to pay Rs 6000 each to participate in the Games. The arrests were made following a FIR lodged by the Sports Authority of India with the Uttar Pradesh Police.
The three persons arrested are Sanjay Pratap Singh, Anuj Kumar and Ravi. Sanjay has been an ex-kabaddi player from Agra and he had created a fake ID by the name of Rudra Pratap Singh to interact with athletes interested in participating in the Khelo India Games. Anuj and Ravi, meanwhile, provided their account numbers of Canara Bank and State Bank branches in UP, where athletes were asked to deposit the money. The accounts have now been frozen by both the banks and investigation is under process to identify the total number of athletes who had deposited money in the two accounts.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Scheme for Manual Scavengers
Under the Scheme for Self-Employment and Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers, 58,098 persons have been paid one-time cash assistance of Rs. 40,000 for facilitating switch to alternative occupations. Further, 16,057 of them were given skill training; and 1,387 persons were given Capital subsidy for self employment projects and sanitation related projects. State-wise details are given in the Annexure.
This information was given by The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri. Ramdas athawale in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
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Ministry of Finance
Clarification in operation of Senior Citizens’ Savings Scheme
In the operation of Senior Citizens’ Savings Scheme , it has been noticed in few cases on the death of the account holder, operating agencies are closing the SCSS account by treating it as premature closure.
In this context, attention is drawn to Rule 7 of SCSS, and the following is clarified:
- in cases where the SCSS account holder/s passes away and the account is being closed on request of the nominee/legal heir, the rate of interest as applicable on SCSS scheme shall be paid till the date of demise the account holder. Thereafter, the interest rate applicable on Post Office Savings Account shall be paid from the date of demise of the account holder till the date of final closure of the account.
- Premature closure clause does not trigger on account of demise of the SCSS account holder. The premature closure of the account is applicable only when the SCSS account holder requests for closure of own SCSS account before the maturity period. In such cases of premature closure of the account, a penalty shall be levied as mentioned in the rule 6 of the SCSS.
Ministry of Education
Record of the discussion held in MHRD on resolving the JNU issue on 10th and 11th December 2019
The Ministry has issued the following record of discussion held in MHRD on resolving JNU issue:
A series of meetings were held in MHRD with the Administration of JNU and JNUSU in order to find a solution for the ongoing impasse in JNU, primarily arising out of the revised IHA Manual.
2. During the meeting, it was emphasised that all the stakeholders in the JNU shall adopt a flexible approach in order to find a satisfactory solution, and end the confrontationist situation prevailing in the campus since the last month or more. Not only shall the campus return to normalcy immediately, but a foolproof system shall be put in place for non-recurrence of such issues in future.
3. After detailed discussions, the following agreements have been reached:-
a) The hostel fee as revised from Rs. 10 per month to Rs. 300 per month , and from Rs. 20 per month to Rs. 600 per month  will be payable. The BPL students will get 50% concession. The UGC will bear the cost of service and utility charges proposed till further orders. The above proposal of change in the fee structure shall be ratified by convening IHA meeting as per the university Statutes.
b) To provide a platform for dialogue and discussion in an orderly manner, the administraiton and students would follow the orders of High Court for notification of JNUSU.
c) order to compensate for the lost academic period, the Academic Council will be requested to sympathetically consider and give relaxation upto 2
weeks.
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- The JNUSU will call off the current student agitation and facilitate the normal functioning of the university. Further, students should hold no dharnas around the administrative, academic blocks and in the residential areas of the faculty and administration; and maintain discipline.
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- The JNU adminstration will take a lenient view of the incidents that occured
since October 2019 as a part of the current agitation.
4. In accordance with the above, each of the parties, namely the JNU administration and the JNUSU will take immediate steps for restoration of the normal functioning of the university. Any further issues shall be resolved only through dialogue as per university Statutes.
Election Commission
Biennial Elections to the Council of States to fill the seats of 11 members retiring from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
The term of office of 11 members of the Rajya Sabha elected from following 02 States is due to expire on their retirement in November, 2020 as detailed below:-
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S.No
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Name of State
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Name of Member
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Date of Retirement
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-
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UTTAR PRADESH
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Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav
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25.11.2020
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-
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Javed Ali Khan
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-
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Arun Singh
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-
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Neeraj Shekhar
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-
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P.L. Punia
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-
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Hardeep Singh Puri
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-
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Ravi Prakash Verma
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-
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Rajaram
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-
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Ramgopal Yadav
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-
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Veer Singh
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-
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UTTARAKHAND
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Raj Babbar
The Commission has decided to hold biennial elections to the Council of States from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand to fill up the above said vacancies in accordance with the following Schedule:-
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Sl.No.
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Events
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Dates & Days
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Issue of Notifications
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20th October, 2020 
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Last date of making nominations
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27th October, 2020 
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Scrutiny of nominations
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28th October, 2020 
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
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02nd November, 2020 
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Date of Poll
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09th November, 2020 
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Hours of Poll
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09:00 am-04:00 pm
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Counting of Votes
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09th November, 2020 
at 05:00 pm
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Date before which election shall be completed
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11th November, 2020 
The Commission has directed that for the purpose of marking preference on the ballot paper only integrated violet colour sketch pen of pre-fixed specification, provided by the Returning Officer, shall be used. No other pen shall, under any circumstances, be used in the above said elections.
The Commission has also directed the Chief Secretaries concerned to depute a senior officer from the State to ensure that the extant instructions regarding COVID-19 containment measures are complied with while making arrangements for conducting the elections.
Broad Guidelines to be followed during entire election processes for all persons:-
I. Every person shall wear face mask during every election related activity
II. At the entry of hall/ room/ premises used for election purposes:-
 Thermal Scanning of all persons shall be carried out
 Sanitizer shall be made available at all locations
III. Social distancing shall be maintained as per the extant COVID-19 guidelines of the State Govt. and Ministry of Home Affairs.
For broad guidelines to be followed strictly during the conduct of election during Covid-19, please refer to the guideline available on Commission’s website under link:- https://eci.gov.in/files/file/12167-broad-guidelines-for-conduct-of-general-electionbye-election-during-covid-19/
Further, the Commission has also appointed the Chief Electoral Officers concerned as Observer of the election in the respective States.
Ministry of Education
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to interact with students, teachers and parents during ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ at 7 p.m tonight
Mumbai | New Delhi : 7 April 2021
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will interact with students, teachers and parents at "Pariksha Pe Charcha 2021" at 7.00 p.m. this evening through video conference. This is the fourth edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha and the first edition to be held in a virtual mode due to restrictions posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
During the ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ programme, the Prime Minister will share ideas and suggestions to prepare and appear in exams without taking any stress.
In a tweet this morning, PM Modi said “the first ever virtual ‘Pareeksha Pe Charcha’ is going to be an exciting interaction, covering a diverse range of topics. You could be an exam warrior, a parent or a teacher, there is something for everyone. Let us make exams stress free”.
The video feed of the programme will be available in Hindi on DD National and DD News Channels. This programme will be available in Marathi on DD Sahyadri. It will also be telecast in Assamese, Bengali, Odiya, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu , Tamil and Malayalam.
The ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ main event will also be available on several digital platforms including EduMinofIndia, narendramodi, pmoindia, pibindia, DD National, MyGovIndia, DDNews, RajyaSabhaTV, SwayamPrabha on their facebook and youtube channels from 7 PM onwards.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
National Film Archives of India restores 1960 classic Barsaat ki Raat, first public screening at National Museum of Indian Cinema on Saturday
Mumbai/Pune, 4 August 2023
The 1960-classic Barsaat Ki Raat starring Madhubala and Bharat Bhushan in lead roles has been digitized and restored from a 35mm Master Positive by the National Film Archives of India. The film is the first film to be restored by NFAI under the restoration project, as part of the National Film Heritage Mission, funded by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
The original print of the film was preserved by the archive for more than 46 years. A group of trained film restoration professionals of NFAI worked for months through a rigorous process to digitise the original print. The 35mm Master Positive was scanned with utmost care, in 4K resolution on ARRISCAN XT, with a state-of-the-art archival film scanner. This was followed by the digital restoration of both picture and audio. During restoration, each and every frame was painstakingly worked upon by fixing time induced defects, such as, but not limited to scratches, dust, vertical bands, heavy flicker, splice marks, hiss, noise and pop. This will enable contemporary cinema audiences to experience the film as it was witnessed by audiences at the time of its release.
The musical, directed by P. L. Santoshi, explores the love story between Aman , a poet-singer, and Shabnam , a mysterious woman he meets one rainy night. As her parents oppose the union, Aman leaves Hyderabad for Lucknow, where he enters the heady world of qawwali compositions and competitions.The music of the film, composed by Roshan with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi, was widely loved by cinema and music lovers, with playback singers including Manna Dey, Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle.
In its new digitised avatar, the film will be screened for film fans for the very first time at the National Museum of Indian Cinema  in Mumbai on Saturday, August 5, 2023, at 4pm. The film screening is being done exclusively for NMIC visitors. It is a double bonanza for those visiting NMIC this Saturday, since they can not only witness the history of Indian Cinema in the museum, but also watch a restored classic on the same premises using their NMIC ticket!| PIB Mumbai | SC/ DR
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
The proposed NSEB aims to promote sports from grassroots level to higher education and then provide opportunities to pursue the same for achieving excellence: Shri Anurag Thakur
Key Highlights
- The proposed NSEB would allow collaboration with existing boards so that the sportsperson could grow well academically along with sports
- NSEB would Promote excellence in sports by ‘catching them young’ and nurturing identified talents.
- The NSEB would work to include transfer of credit points to higher level to increase competition and to help in career prospects from the angle of fear of dropping out
The aims and objectives of the proposed National Sports Education Board  will be as under:-
• Initiating large scale participation in sports and promoting personal, social and community development.
• Promoting excellence in sports by ‘catching them young’ and nurturing identified talents.
• Providing assurance to the sports community and parents that practicing sports would not lead to loss in academics, vertical mobility & employment opportunities.
• Promoting alternative career opportunities related to sports in an organised way.
• Involving Teachers, PE staff, Coaches, Community Outreach Volunteers, Health Specialists, mental health and wellness psychologists, nutritionist, physiotherapists in preparing and conducting online and face to face modular training, orientations and webinars.
• Engaging in sports development by devising better and more effective ways of promoting interest, participation and performance in sport.
The aim of the NSEB would be to promote sports among all from grassroots level to higher education and then provide opportunities to pursue the same for achieving excellence. The NSEB would allow collaboration with existing boards so that the sportsperson could grow well academically along with sports. To accomplish the task of engaging a greater number of students in the field of sports and keeping them motivated to proceed on their career path. For vertical mobility, the NSEB would work to include transfer of credit points to higher level to increase competition and to help in career prospects from the angle of fear of dropping out.
This information was given by Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Anurag Thakur in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President greets people on the eve of Independence Day
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has greeted people on the eve of Independence Day. In a message, he said that as we celebrate the tremendous progress that our country has made in the last seven decades, let us not forget how hard-won our freedom is. Let us take a moment to salute those valiant freedom fighters whose courage and sacrifice freed our motherland from the shackles of colonial rule, he added.
Following is the text of Vice President's message:
"I extend my warm greetings and good wishes to the people of country on the joyous occasion of Independence Day.
Today, as we celebrate the tremendous progress that our country has made in the last seven decades, let us not forget how hard-won our freedom is. Let us take a moment to salute those valiant freedom fighters whose courage and sacrifice freed our motherland from the shackles of colonial rule.
Today, India is a country that is brimming with potential, surging ahead on the path to all-round development. Our democracy is more vibrant than ever before and our commitment to good governance and transparency is stronger than ever before.
We must take steps to convert the Swaraj that the nation has achieved into Suraj and see that India of 21st Century is free of Hunger, Corruption, Discrimination, Illiteracy, Poverty, Caste Barriers and Urban-Rural Divide.
Peoples’ participation is essential and crucial to the nation’s progress. Democracy thrives when the Government, Civil Society and citizens of the country work in unison to eliminate social evils and take collective & collaborative steps to take the nation forward.
On this important day, I urge upon everyone to treat programs like Swachh Bharat, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, More Crop - Per Drop, Environment & Water Conservation as people’s movements and participate in large numbers.
On this auspicious day, let us renew our pledge to uphold the country’s civilizational ideals and constitutional values and re dedicate ourselves to building an inclusive, peaceful, harmonious and progressive India."
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Shri Bhupender Yadav calls upon the BRICS nations for urgent concrete climate actions
The 9th BRICS Environment Ministers Meeting was held today under the theme of theme, “Advancing Environmental Cooperation amongst BRICS towards the attainment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” through video conferencing under the Presidency of South Africa. Prior to this meeting, a meeting of the senior officials took place on 27th June to finalize the outcome documents, to be adopted during the BRICS Environment Ministerial.
Representing India, the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav stated that the Implementation Plan of the BRICS Environment MoU signed in July 2018 can be a platform for exchange of knowledge, information, ideas, best practices, etc. among the BRICS nations.
Shri Yadav called upon the BRICS nations for urgent concrete climate actions, and to intensify the efforts for saving the planet.
The Union Minister elaborated on the efforts made by India for protection of environment and for combatting climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. He also shared the major initiatives taken by the India under the dynamic leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi.
Highlighting the significance of Mission LiFE, launched by the Prime Minister, Shri Yadav stated that Mission LiFE is also about adopting lifestyle change to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution at all levels including at the individual level.
Shri Yadav urged that finance and technology partnerships are the key pillars for the BRICS Nations to foster greater efforts to combat climate change and to protect biodiversity while joining hands for ensuring environmental justice; climate justice; fair, just and inclusive transition.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President appeals for efficient and judicious utilisation of natural resources by all
Vice President calls for proactive initiatives to resolve inter-state water disputes
VP addresses the valedictory function of 7th India Water Week today
The Vice President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar today emphasised the need for efficient and judicious utilisation of our natural resources by all. Underlining that the Indian Constitution calls for equitable distribution of natural resources, he expressed his disapproval of the reckless exploitation of nature by humans. He also said that one’s economic strength should not be correlated to his or her consumption of resources such as water, electricity, petrol or gas. “We can’t exploit these resources on the plank that we can afford it,” he added.
Addressing the valedictory function of 7th India Water Week at Great Noida today, the Vice President highlighted the importance of ponds and traditional water bodies in Indian culture and rural ecosystems and emphasised the need to “do everything to recreate these water bodies.”
On this occasion, Shri Dhankhar also called for taking proactive initiatives to resolve inter-state water disputes in the true spirit of federalism. He stressed that “these disputes are in favour of none and go against the very interests of the country and people at large.”
Lauding the Ministry of Jal Shakti and associated organisation for making 7th India Water Week a grand success, the Vice President said that such events not only provide the right platform to discuss various contemporary issues but also motivate the common people to be cognizant of natural resources and their conservation.
Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Swatantra Dev Singh, Minister for Jal Shakti, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Pankaj Kumar, Secretary, DoWR, RD&GR, Ms. Debashree Mukherjee, Special Secretary, DoWR, RD&GR, delegates from India and abroad, people’s representatives from the area and others attended the event.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets people on Guru Purnima
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has greeted the people on the occasion of Guru Purnima.
“गुरु पूर्णिमा के अवसर पर सभी को हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।” the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Cooperation
Development of National Cooperative Database
Ministry of Cooperation is developing a comprehensive National Cooperative Database in a phased manner. Mapping of about 2.64 lakh primary cooperative societies of three sectors i.e. Primary Agriculture Credit Societies , Dairy and Fisheries has been completed in February, 2023 under Phase-I. Under Phase-II, Mapping of National Cooperative Societies/Federations has been completed. Under Phase-III, the Database is being extended to the remaining cooperative societies working in all other sectors. The National Cooperative Database will be released upon completion of data collection under Phase-III.
As per the Statistical Profile of Indian Cooperative Movement-2018 published by National Cooperative Union of India , State-wise cooperative societies in the country are placed at Annexure.
State-wise cooperative societies in the country
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Sr.
No.
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Name of State/UT
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Number of
cooperative societies
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|
1
|
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ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
|
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2104
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|
2
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ANDHRA PRADESH
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|
73218
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|
3
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|
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
|
|
783
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|
4
|
|
ASSAM
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|
10246
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|
5
|
|
BIHAR
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|
39169
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|
6
|
|
CHANDIGARH
|
|
243
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|
7
|
|
CHHATTISGARH
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|
11364
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|
8
|
|
DELHI
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|
6360
|
|
9
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|
GOA
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|
3822
|
|
10
|
|
GUJARAT
|
|
77550
|
|
11
|
|
HARYANA
|
|
24572
|
|
12
|
|
HIMACHAL PRADESH
|
|
5394
|
|
13
|
|
JAMMU AND KASHMIR#
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|
2020
|
|
14
|
|
JHARKHAND
|
|
13855
|
|
15
|
|
KARNATAKA
|
|
40938
|
|
16
|
|
KERALA
|
|
19263
|
|
17
|
|
LAKSHADWEEP
|
|
81
|
|
18
|
|
MADHYA PRADESH
|
|
47415
|
|
19
|
|
MAHARASHTRA
|
|
205886
|
|
20
|
|
MANIPUR
|
|
9237
|
|
21
|
|
MEGHALAYA
|
|
1555
|
|
22
|
|
MIZORAM
|
|
1437
|
|
23
|
|
NAGALAND
|
|
9059
|
|
24
|
|
ODISHA
|
|
17330
|
|
25
|
|
PUDUCHERRY
|
|
532
|
|
26
|
|
PUNJAB
|
|
17437
|
|
27
|
|
RAJASTHAN
|
|
28459
|
|
28
|
|
SIKKIM
|
|
5464
|
|
29
|
|
TAMIL NADU
|
|
24482
|
|
30
|
|
TELANGANA
|
|
65156
|
|
31
|
|
THE DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN
& DIU
|
|
390
|
|
32
|
|
TRIPURA
|
|
2067
|
|
33
|
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
|
48188
|
|
34
|
|
UTTARAKHAND
|
|
5623
|
|
35
|
|
WEST BENGAL
|
|
33656
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
854355
Source: Statistical Profile of Indian Cooperative Movement-2018 published by NCUI # The figures of Jammu & Kashmir  included the figures of Ladakh 
This was stated by the Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.